Adalmina's Pearl is a Finnish fairytale by Zacharias Topelius, first published in 1856. The story begins at Adalmina's christening, where she receives gifts from two fairy godmothers. One gives her a pearl with the power to make her beautiful, intelligent and rich. The other promises that

The other day, I turned on ChatGPT’s voice mode for the first time in months, and I was shocked to hear how different it had become. It now has filler words and conversational noises, including "umms", pauses, breaths and even stutters. All to better mimic an emotional

Welcome to An English Guide #2. Your weekly invitation to read, learn, reflect and write. You're very welcome to bring your thoughts to a lesson too! You'll find an idiom, a few stories, a quiz and some writing prompts. If you like the article, feel free

Welcome to An English Guide, something to consistently help you expand your vocabulary. I'll choose one idiom, discuss its origin, and follow it… through philosophy, psychology, history, art, literature, pop culture… the list goes on. Essentially, we're taking one phrase and viewing it through different lenses.